#5442C4
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47.9% 0.193 282.6), rgb(84, 66, 196).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.11:1).
About this color
#5442C4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.193 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.012 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.11:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.193) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.95:1 |
| White text | 7.11:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5442C4 |
| RGB | rgb(84, 66, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 52%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.9% 0.193 282.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #5442C4 | 7.11:1 | AAA | Lc -89.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #5442C4 | 2.95:1 | Fails | Lc 20.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #5442C4 text on white | 7.11:1 | AAA | Lc 84.1 | Fine for body text |
| #5442C4 text on black | 2.95:1 | Fails | Lc -17.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.
-
Step 50
50
#F4F5FE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 281.1)
-
Step 100
100
#E7E8FC
oklch(93.6% 0.027 283.6)
-
Step 200
200
#D3D6FB
oklch(88.6% 0.051 281.6)
-
Step 300
300
#B7B9FC
oklch(80.8% 0.094 282.7)
-
Step 400
400
#9492FA
oklch(70.6% 0.15 282.7)
-
Step 500
500
#7C73F7
oklch(63% 0.191 282.5)
-
Step 600
600
#6857E6
oklch(55.6% 0.208 282.7)
-
Step 700
700 (this color)
#5442C4
oklch(47.9% 0.193 282.6)
-
Step 800
800
#473BA2
oklch(42.8% 0.16 282.6)
-
Step 900
900
#3B3480
oklch(37.7% 0.124 282.9)
-
Step 950
950
#221F4B
oklch(27% 0.079 282.8)
#5442C4 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #005CC8 | 0.083 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0054C1 | 0.078 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #17637D | 0.163 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.194 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5442C4
#5442C4
oklch(47.9% 0.193 282.6)
- #685F00
#685F00
oklch(47.9% 0.101 103.1)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #5442C4, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Blue With A Hint Of Purple #533CC6 ΔE 0.012
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.021
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.024
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.043
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.053
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.057
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.058
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.059
Use #5442C4 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.